Country Oat Cookie Jar: Easy & Irresistible!

Using a 1-quart or 1-liter jar, layer ingredients in the following order, packing them down after each addition: white sugar, brown sugar, oats, flour, baking powder, salt, chocolate chips, and walnuts.

Screw on the lid and cover with an 8-inch circle of fabric. Secure the fabric over the lid using a rubber band, then cover the rubber band by tying a nice piece of ribbon or raffia around the lid. Attach a tag to the ribbon with the following instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream 3/4 cup softened butter, 2 eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add the entire contents of the jar and mix by hand until combined.
• Drop dough by heaping spoonfuls onto an unprepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven.
• Makes 2 dozen cookies.

Tips

You can use raisins instead of chocolate chips, but the chocolate makes for a nice change. 

Editor’s Note:

Nutrition data for this recipe only includes the baking mix ingredients. It does not include the butter, eggs, and vanilla needed to make the cookies.